WASHINGTON (April 28, 2014)The U.S. Department of Defense recently announced the following contract awards that pertain to local Navy activities.

Northrop Grumman Systems Corp., St. Augustine, Fla., is being awarded a $31,135,442 firm-fixed-price, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost-reimbursement, indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity contract for the depot maintenance services of 44 Navy and Marine Corps Reserve F-5N/F aircraft. The services will include depot level maintenance, aircraft inspections, repairs, overhauls, emergency repairs, modifications, engineering support, and procurement of structural components as required to sustain the F-5N/F aircraft. Work will be performed in St. Augustine, Fla. (96 percent); Springville, Utah (3 percent); and Emmen, Switzerland (1 percent), and is expected to be completed in March 2015. Fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance, Navy Reserve funds in the amount of $7,386,924 are being obligated at time of award, all of which will expire at the end of the fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-14-D-0022).

Alliant Techsystems Operations LLC, Defense Electronic Systems, Northridge, Calif., is being awarded an $83,399,073 modification to a previously awarded firm-fixed-price contract (N00019-13-C-0162) for the full rate production Lot III of the advanced anti-radiation guided missile, to include conversion of 110 AGM-88B high-speed anti-radiation missiles to AGM-88E all-up-rounds and captive air training missiles, to include related supplies and services. Work will be performed in Northridge, Calif. (90 percent); Fusaro, Italy (8 percent); and Ridgecrest, Calif. (2 percent), and is expected to be completed in December 2016. Fiscal 2014 weapons procurement, Navy contract funds in the amount of $83,399,073 will be obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Co., El Segundo, Calif., is being awarded a $12,635,487 modification to a previously awarded cost-plus-incentive-fee contract (N00019-13-C-0128) to provide additional funding for developmental efforts in support of the Technology Development Phase of the Next Generation Jammer Program, which will replace the aging ALQ-99 Tactical Jamming System for integration on the EA-18G tactical aircraft. Work will be performed in El Segundo, Calif. (63 percent); Dallas, Texas (21 percent); and Fort Wayne, Ind. (16 percent), and is expected to be completed in February 2016. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation, Navy funds in the amount of $9,969,811 are being obligated at time of award, none of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.

Raytheon Co., Intelligence, Information and Services, Dulles, Va., is being awarded a $15,844,476 cost-plus-incentive-fee, cost-plus-fixed-fee, cost contract for non-recurring research and development support for the Tactical Control System (TCS). This effort continues the transition from the TCS baseline into the Unmanned Aerial System Control Segment architecture, integrates modern intuitive controls as identified during testing with fleet operators, Automates testing procedures in support of future integration & production, and it supports the software baseline operating in the field. Work will be performed in Sterling, Va. (80 percent); Dahlgren, Va. (9 percent); Carson, Calif. (6 percent); and Garland, Texas (5 percent), and is expected to be completed in April 2016. Fiscal 2014 research, development, test and evaluation and fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance, Navy funds in the amount of $4,214,507 will be obligated at time of award, $100,000 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. This contract was not competitively procured pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity (N00019-14-C-0049).

The Boeing Co., Seattle, Wash., is being awarded $8,747,003 for cost-plus-fixed-fee, delivery order 3008 against a previously issued basic ordering agreement (N00019-11-G-0001) for software updates in support of the P-8A Poseidon aircraft. Work will be performed in Seattle, Wash. (27.6 percent); Huntington Beach, Calif. (18.9 percent); McKinney, Texas (18.4 percent); Grand Rapids, Mich. (13.4 percent); Baltimore, Md. (7.8 percent); Rolling Meadows, Ill. (4.2 percent); El Segundo, Calif. (3.9 percent); Farmingdale, N.Y. (3 percent); St. Louis, Mo. (1.5 percent); and Amityville, N.Y. (1.3 percent), and is expected to be completed in August 2015. Fiscal 2014 aircraft procurement and fiscal 2014 operations and maintenance, Navy funds in the amount of $8,446,018 will be obligated at time of award, $300,000 of which will expire at the end of the current fiscal year. The Naval Air Systems Command, Patuxent River, Md., is the contracting activity.